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USER'S GUIDE

DOUBLE DOOR REFRIGERATOR

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Serial Number Model Number

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3725

1352 YWT

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Important safety instructions Notes on disposal Parts and Features Electricai connection Preparation and operation Setting the Controls Room temperature Use of the ice cube trays Defrosting Changing the Light Bulb

Vacation and Moving Care

Food Storage Guide Freezing Cleaning your Refrigerator Avoid unnecessary service calls Changing Reversible Doors Warranty

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Important Safety Instructions

▲WARNING

using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:

• Read all instructions before using the refrigerator.

* Child entrapment and suffocation are

not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous... even if they will 'just sit in the garage a few days'. If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, do it safely. Please read the safety booklet from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers. Help prevent accidents.

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Notes on disposal

Old appliances still have some resudual value. An environment-friendly method of disposal will ensure that valusdsle raw materials can be recovered and used again. Unplug your old appliance, cut through the mans cable and throw away cable and plug together. The refrigerant used in freezers and refrigerators and the gases in the insulation material require special disposal procedures.

Ensure that none of the pipes running through the appliance are damaged prior to disposal.

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when

* Never allow children to operate, play

with, or crawl inside the refrigerator.

* Never clean refrigerator parts with

flammable fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion.

* FOR YOUR SAFETY * DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR

ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.

Your new appliance was protected by adequate packaging while it was on its way to you. All mateials used for this purpose are environment-friendly and suitable for recycling. Please contribute to protecting the environment by disposing of the packaging appropriately. Do not allow children to play with any parts of the packaging. There is a risk of suffocation fay the cardboard boxes and plastic wrapping. Up-to-date information concerning options for disposing of your old appliance and the packaging from the new one can be obtained from your retailer or local council office.

PARTS and FEATURES

1. Freezer sheif

2. Freezer compartment

3. Thermostat box

4. Shelves

5. Transparent vegetable shelf

6. Storage compartment

7. Freezer door

8. Dairy compartment

9. Adjustable door shelf

10-11. Bottle rack

12. Upper plate

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION RECOMMENDED GROUNDING METHODS

This appliance should be properly grounded for your safety. The power cord of this appliance is equipped with a three-prong plug which mates with standard three prong wall outlet to minimize the possibility of electric shock hazard from this appliance. ' Do not, under any circumstances, cut or remove the third ground prong from power cord supplied with this appliance. * Use of extension cords are not recommended. The location you choose should be away from heat sources like stove, heater, or radiator. Avoid installing your refrigerator in humid places (like next to sinks).

LEVELING

Place your refrigerator on a floor strong enough to support it when fully loaded. Make your refrigerator stand level by adjusting the legs provided in case of uneven floors.

PREPARATION AND OPERATION

Before loading foods in your refrigerator:

1. Place all Uie racks and any kind of vessels on their proper places.

2. If required, perform necessary cleaning.

3. Open the door of your refrigerator and any covers inside it for a period ot time so as to aerate it

4. Plug in the unit before checking for current presence in the socket

5. Set the thermostat button to tiie highest position, then close the door and the covers.

6. Keep the unit operational In this setting for not less than one hour.

7. Then you can place foods inside the unit.

8. Afterwards, set can the friermostat button to any position you require. In doing this, consilder information in the section titled "Setting frie confrols" (Sel«tion of thermostat positions).

SETTING THE CONTROLS

Your refrigerator has only one control for regulating the temperature in the fresh food and in the freezer compartment. It is located on the upper right side of the tower section.

When the refrigerator is plugged in for the first time, set the control to 3. Temperature control adjustments range from 1 (warmest) to 6 (coldest). In a day or two, you may decide if the control is set correctly. The setting indicated above

should be correct for normal, household refrigerator usage. If you use the freezer section often,

set the control to 6. The number six setting is recommended for short term usage only. The controls will be set correctly when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream is firm. You will find on pages 6 4? some suggestions for storing fresh or frozen food.

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